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Clinton and aides question ineligible expenses from Trump

Hillary Clinton has asked a national justice to bid erstwhile President Donald Trump and his attorneys to wage much than $1m successful ineligible fees and costs to screen expenses she and respective different defendants accrued defending themselves against a dismissed lawsuit claiming that they conspired to descend Mr Trump’s 2016 statesmanlike run by accusing it of colluding with Russia.

Mr Trump filed the suit successful March nether a civilian mentation of a racketeering law, claiming that Ms Clinton and respective different Democratic Party-aligned organisations conspired to undermine his campaign. The suit was dismissed successful September by US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, a Bill Clinton appointee, who wrote that it magnitude lone to a “manifesto.” Mr Trump is appealing the decision.

Abe Asher reports.

Andrew Naughtie2 November 2022 13:20

Trump’s latest Letitia James rant

Few nationalist figures person truthful incensed Donald Trump arsenic New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has brought a large fraud suit against him and his concern that’s present being heard successful court.

As Ms James prepares for a re-election rally with Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton tomorrow, here’s Mr Trump’s astir caller tirade against her:

Andrew Naughtie2 November 2022 12:50

Supreme Court won’t shield Lindsey Graham from Georgia predetermination fraud expansive jury

The US Supreme Court has declined to artifact South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham from having to springiness grounds earlier the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating erstwhile president Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his 2020 predetermination nonaccomplishment to Joe Biden.

In an unsigned bid with nary of the 9 justices dissenting, the tribunal said it was not indispensable to artifact a little tribunal uncovering that Mr Graham indispensable honour a subpoena to springiness grounds earlier the expansive assemblage due to the fact that little courts person already said helium does not person to attest connected matters relating to “informal investigative fact-finding” helium engaged successful arsenic then-chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Andrew Feinberg has the details.

Andrew Naughtie2 November 2022 12:25

What is the #TrumpIsDead hoax?

As postmodern net stunts go, the dispersed of the #TrumpIsDead hashtag is simply a vintage illustration – an effort not to person radical that the erstwhile president has successful information died (he hasn’t), but to amusement up the imaginable for Twitter to beryllium grossly misused nether the low-moderation doctrine of caller purchaser Elon Musk.

It’s besides a accidental for anti-Trump users to riff connected immoderate of the much ludicrous themes of the QAnon creed. As filmmaker Jeremy Newberger wrote: "My sources are telling me, successful their humble opinion, that the MyPillow Guy has created a Trump basal successful made from polyurethane foam and Sunkist soda #TrumpIsDead.”

Mr Musk himself concisely dispersed a conspiracy mentation astir the onslaught connected Nancy Pelosi’s husband, though helium deleted it aft the inevitable outcry. Here’s much connected the Trump hoax from our colleagues astatine Indy100.

Andrew Naughtie2 November 2022 11:57

Trump joins successful connected conspiracy theories astir Paul Pelosi attack

The erstwhile president began airing the arguable remarks portion calling successful to the Chris Stigall vigor amusement connected Tuesday morning.

Johanna Chisholm listened in.

Andrew Naughtie2 November 2022 11:30

Jan 6 committee ‘in discussions’ with Trump attorneys implicit testimony

The January 6 prime committee is “in discussions” with Donald Trump’s attorneys astir having the erstwhile president attest nether oath arsenic portion of their probe into the Capitol riot, Rep Liz Cheney said during a sheet treatment connected Tuesday.

CNN reports that Ms Cheney said Mr Trump “has an work to comply” but nary determination has been made astir the format of immoderate imaginable testimony. She made the remarks astatine an lawsuit concerning the menace of governmental unit taking spot successful Cleveland, Ohio.

“It’ll beryllium done nether oath. It’ll beryllium done, potentially, implicit aggregate days,” Ms Cheney said, adding that this is not a concern wherever the committee finds itself astatine the “mercy of Donald Trump.”

Oliver O'Connell2 November 2022 11:00

After storming the Capitol, the Oath Keepers went to Oliver Garden

According to tribunal filings, 1 idiosyncratic contiguous claimed that they could not retrieve overmuch astir the edifice different than that it was a “far thrust away” and that the server was “being a symptom astir wearing masks.”

Oliver O'Connell2 November 2022 09:40

Capitol Police: ‘Political climate’ requires much information for lawmakers

The main of the US Capitol Police says his bureau requires added resources to measurement up extortion for lawmakers aft past week’s brutal onslaught connected the hubby of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In a statement, Capitol Police main Thomas Manger said his section had “engaged successful a review” of the attack connected Paul Pelosi by a hammer-wielding assailant who had allegedly sought to kidnap and battle Ms Pelosi, the longtime person of House Democrats who is besides 2nd successful the statesmanlike enactment of succession.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

Oliver O'Connell2 November 2022 07:40

Trump predicts Kanye West ‘will beryllium fine’ and downplays his antisemitism

Speaking with blimpish speech vigor property and podcaster Chris Stigall, the erstwhile president was asked astir a fig of existent events and quality topics, including the midterms and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.

Mr Trump’s remarks connected the disgraced rapper, whose slew of antisemitic comments saw him dropped by a drawstring of companies with whom helium collaborated, stuck retired successful particular.

Oliver O'Connell2 November 2022 05:40

Why Marcus Flowers insists helium tin decision Trump favourite Marjorie Taylor Greene

The subject seasoned tells The Independent’s Andrew Buncombe wherefore helium could beryllium the archetypal Democrat to correspond Georgia’s 14th legislature territory successful 30 years.

Oliver O'Connell2 November 2022 03:40

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